Leyla Surname
Approximately 9,764 people bear this surname
Leyla Surname User-submission:
The Leyla surname means 'night', 'dark beauty'.
Leyla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,532 | 1:11,433 | 1,698 |
| Iran | 431 | 1:178,150 | 14,875 |
| Turkey | 247 | 1:315,066 | 20,403 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Burkina Faso | 68 | 1:269,884 | 5,074 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Leyla (399,840) may also be a first name.
Leyla Surname Meaning
Leyla Demographics
Average Leyla Salary in
United States
$21,365 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Leyla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leyla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻠﻰ) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leyla.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyla? popularity and diffusion
Leyla is the 52,408th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 746,369 people. The last name Leyla is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Leyla live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Leyla is also the 2,582nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 399,840 people.
The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,532 people, or 1 in 11,433. Excluding Ethiopia this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 4 percent are found and Turkey, where 3 percent are found.
Leyla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Leyla last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
The amount Leyla earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning $18,951,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 50.49% less than the national average, earning $21,365 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻠﻰ | lyly | 70.73 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻲ | lyly | 19.51 |
| ﻟﻴﻼ | lyla | 2.44 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻪ | lylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻰ | alyly | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻪ | alylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﺔ | alylt | 1.22 |
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